Heritage Railway Winter and Christmas Events
With Christmas coming, and winter already with us, many of our friends at former Midland heritage railways are already offering special services, and even if you prefer to see the the lines in their original condition, perhaps you have children or grandchildren who would appreciate the added attractions. Back in March the new Society website […]
New book: “The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway” by Ian Howard
The Sheffield & Rotherham Railway was promoted in 1836 by the iron masters of Sheffield as they wished to eliminate dependence on unreliable canal navigations. The opening of the railway enabled new works to be established alongside the railway in the Don valley, away from the confines of the town centre of Sheffield. The opening […]
Recording of Richard Pulleyn’s Leeds Area Signalling talk now available
As an exclusive benefit for Midland Railway Society members (and if that’s not you, we can very quickly rectify that and we’d love to have you!), the recording of Richard’s online presentation from 12th May has now been added to the Members’ Area. Details of how to login are published in the latest Newsletter. The […]
Sale now on in the Shop
Visit the Shop to see special offers on books in the Spring sale
Visit to Settle Carlisle Line June 2025
A weekend visit to include: Friday 13th June: Evening talk at Ribblehead, ‘Midland and LMS Locomotive Policy and utilisation on the Settle Carlisle line’. Sat 14th June: Tour of the Ribblehead area including the navvy camp and visit to Blea Moor signal box. Evening meal and talk, ‘Building the Settle Carlisle Line’, at Horton-in-Ribblesdale station. […]
Changes on the Executive Committee
Unfortunately our Membership Secretary, Colin Glenister is suffering with ill-health and has, reluctantly, felt compelled to stand-down from that role and as a Trustee. Obviously we are very sorry that this is the case, but on the bright side, Colin has agreed to remain on the Executive Committee as a general member so we don’t […]
Embsay & Bolton Abbey restoring former Midland Railway carriages
This former Midland line in Yorkshire, operating part of the Skipton-Ilkley route, has a new project to restore two corridor coaches numbers, 238 and 241, from the very end of the Midland era in 1922. Further details of the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, their operating days and times, and of this and other […]
Midland Railway Station Masters in 1921
Midland Railway Station Masters in the 1921 Census This is a list of the 435 ‘hits’ when searching the 1921 Census index for the occupation of “Station Master” with an Employer of “Midland Railway”. There are of course serious limitations to this method as none of the entries have been verified so we are reliant […]
Records and the Midland Railway
The Presidential Address given by Dr John Gough to members of the Midland Railway Society in the Midland Hotel, Derby, on 11th October 1997. __________________________________________________________________________________ It is my privilege today to deliver the first Presidential Address to the Midland Railway Society. The company we remember, celebrate, and study was by anyone’s measure one of the […]
Midland Railway Places
Locations that the Midland Railway served or otherwise had a connection with is not exhaustive but gives an indication of the company’s scope and scale.